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Great Neck, NY… Garfunkel Wild, P.C. (GW) is pleased to announce that partner Kevin G. Donoghue has been named to Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2013.  Mr. Donoghue is among Long Island’s top 40 rising stars who are not only hard working, talented and dedicated young professionals, but who also have made significant contributions to charitable endeavors and their communities.  He was inducted into the 40 Under 40 Class of 2013 at an awards dinner at the Crest Hollow Country Club last evening.

As a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration, Appellate Litigation, Health Care, and Health Care Information & Technology practice groups at GW, Mr. Donoghue’s practice involves a wide range of commercial, corporate and health care matters.  With over 13 years of extensive litigation, trial and alternate dispute resolution experience in both state and federal courts, he has successfully litigated a wide variety of matters, including contract and corporate disputes, real estate matters, including breach of lease disputes, construction lawsuits, employment and discrimination cases, civil rights disputes and antitrust cases.  He also has expertise in connection with legal issues related to technology and use of the Internet.

Mr. Donoghue’s commercial practice is diverse.  He has represented clients in disputes with contractors and subcontractors in connection with large, multi-million dollar construction projects; in business break-ups and dissolution of business entities, including restrictive covenant and non-solicitation cases; in breach of contract claims for goods or services rendered; and in disputes related to content and material posted on the internet.

Mr. Donoghue also counsels and defends clients against all types of employment claims, including age, race, gender, national origin, and harassment claims, as well as claims for wrongful discharge or breach of employment agreements.  In the health care arena, he has worked on behalf of health care providers in connection with disputes with managed care companies and other third party payers. He recently served as plaintiffs’ counsel representing 15 hospitals in New Jersey state court in connection with complex managed care contracting and reimbursement issues.

Mr. Donoghue is a member of the New York and Massachusetts bar associations. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1996 and his JD from Fordham University School of Law in 1999.

Founded in 1980, Garfunkel Wild, P.C. (GW) maintains one of the most active health care practices in the Northeast, while also providing services to many non-health-related clients.  Always at the forefront of Federal and State developments, GW meets a full range of needs including strategic planning, complex transactions, exempt and taxable financing, white collar defense, litigation, fraud and abuse, estate planning, elder law, tax issues, real estate, licensing, capital formation, EPA/environmental issues, health information technology, privacy & security and bankruptcy.  GW maintains offices in Great Neck, NY; Hackensack, NJ; and Stamford, CT.  For more information, visit www.garfunkelwild.com.